The effectiveness of a suicide prevention app for indigenous Australian youths: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Shand, Fiona L ^a   Ridani, Rebecca ^a   Tighe, Joe ^a,b   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Alive and Kicking Goals ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

App; Indigenous; Self help; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION GROUPS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887648459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-396     Document Type: Article

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